Sr. Purchasing Director

• Aug 2021 - Present

Product Specialist

• May 2021 - Aug 2021

Technical Designer & Merchandiser

• Jan 2016 - Present

- Source Domestic & Overseas Suppliers To Produce Customers Designs. - Design Custom Retail Packaging Solutions And Create Detailed Tech Packs. - Facilitate Sampling, Production Ordering, Payment, & Shipping For Customers. - Source Domestic & Overseas Suppliers To Produce Customers Designs. - Design Custom Retail Packaging Solutions And Create Detailed Tech Packs. - Facilitate Sampling, Production Ordering, Payment, & Shipping For Customers.

Manager

• Feb 2016 - Feb 2021

- Lead Team Of 15 Employees, Scheduling, Weekly Meetings, Hiring, Firing, Payroll, Etc. - Develop Product Merchandising And Pricing Structure. - Generate P&L Statements And Oversee 2.7 Million In Sales - Develop Standard Operating Procedures Company, And Implement Tech Based Solutions. - Run Weekly Sell Through Reports To Plan And Place All Orders With Vendors. - Lead Team Of 15 Employees, Scheduling, Weekly Meetings, Hiring, Firing, Payroll, Etc. - Develop Product Merchandising And Pricing Structure. - Generate P&L Statements And Oversee 2.7 Million In Sales - Develop Standard Operating Procedures Company, And Implement Tech Based Solutions. - Run Weekly Sell Through Reports To Plan And Place All Orders With Vendors.

Technical Designer & Merchandiser

• Jul 2014 - Oct 2015

- Create Tech Packs & Manage Product Development for Chapter & Private Label Collections. - Create Library of Patterns to Standardize Garment Fit, Shape, & Grading. - Manage Weekly Fittings with Fit Model to Analyze Fit & Solve any Sizing issues. - Submit Order Info & Provide Approval comments directly to Domestic & Overseas Factories. - Tracking Approval status for Development & Production Orders. - Create Tech Packs & Manage Product Development for Chapter & Private Label Collections. - Create Library of Patterns to Standardize Garment Fit, Shape, & Grading. - Manage Weekly Fittings with Fit Model to Analyze Fit & Solve any Sizing issues. - Submit Order Info & Provide Approval comments directly to Domestic & Overseas Factories. - Tracking Approval status for Development & Production Orders.

Merchandiser

• Jan 2013 - May 2013

- Communicate daily with the Zumiez ‘Juniors’ Team & Overseas Factories to Manage their Product Life Cycle from Development to Production. - Submitting Purchase Orders & Tech Packs to overseas factories, Make Approvals & Comments based on Approved Sales Samples. - Log Purchase Order & Development Information in Company Database for tracking order & style history. - Review WIP Reports submitted weekly to monitor Design Approvals & Delivery Status for Each Purchase Order. - Submit 3rd Party Garment Testing Reports & Factory Inspections to meet Customers Vendor Compliance Guidelines. - Negotiate Order Quantities & FOB Prices to meet or exceed required Minimum Gross Profit Margin.

Production Manager

• Aug 2008 - Jul 2011

- Generate Purchase Orders for Domestic & Overseas Factories Based on Pre-Booked Inventory + Potential Re-Orders. - Keeping Record of each styles Target Pricing, FOB Cost, Trims, Shipping & Duty Rates for each season. - Source Both Overseas & Domestic Factories & Suppliers. Negotiate Order Minimums & Confirm style FOB Costs. - Develop & Coordinate our Custom Domestic Cut & Sew T-Shirt & Printable Program. - Maintain Seasonal Calendars to Ensure Design & Sales met deadlines for Submitting Tech Packs & Production Orders. - Communicate Pre-Production Comments & Top Approvals. Manage QC Inspections as needed. - Track & Provide Weekly WIP Reports on Pending Development & Production Order Delivery Status.

Apparel Designer

• Aug 2005 - Aug 2008

- Research Current Markets to Identify Trends & Develop Concepts for Future Trends. - Design seasonal line plans in conjunction with the Creative Director & Sales Managers feedback. - Create Technical Sketches & Detailed Tech Packs with Reference Samples, Graded Spec’s, & Detailed Fabric CADs. - Track & Provide Weekly Updates on All Pending Sample Developments & Production Order Approval Status. - Maintain Seasonal Design Calendar to ensure Design Team submitted Tech Packs & Final Approvals on Time.